TS allots Rs. 1,100cr for a 2,000-bed hospital in Warangal

The Telangana government on Saturday sanctioned Rs. 1,100 crore for the construction of a 2,000-bed super-specialty hospital in Warangal.

By Newsmeter Network  Published on  4 Dec 2021 1:42 PM GMT
TS allots Rs. 1,100cr for a 2,000-bed hospital in Warangal

Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Saturday sanctioned Rs. 1,100 crore for the construction of a 2,000-bed super-specialty hospital in Warangal.

The 135-year-old Warangal central prison is being razed to make way the hospital. Around 73 acres of land is available on the prison premises. Of this, the Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences building was constructed on five acres. The remaining will house the multi-super specialty hospital.

The state government has decided to build the multi-super specialty hospital in Warangal to provide free corporate-level medical care to the poor. The government will construct state-of-the-art medical facilities and super specialty services.

The hospital will have 2,000 beds and 24 floors, of these around 1,200 beds will be for specialty treatment. These include general medicine, general surgery, ENT, dermatology, and orthopedics. Meanwhile, 800 beds will be for super specialties, including oncology, neurology, neurosurgery, pediatric surgery, gastroenterology, cardiology, cardiothoracic, urology, and nephrology.

Also, special units will be set up to facilitate organ transplantation. A state-of-the-art cancer center with chemotherapy and radiation facilities will also be set up. Accommodation facilities for doctors, medical students, and medical staff will be also constructed.

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